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	<title>Chinese Language Now &#187; mandarin</title>
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		<title>How do Tone-Deaf people learn the Chinese language?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>monet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Languages]]></category>
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I know that Chinese (in all its dialects, whether Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.) is very difficult for native English-speakers to learn particularly because the tonal system makes a word have different meanings.
For instance, the word &#34;tianming&#34; means both &#34;sunrise&#34; and &#34;Mandate of Heaven&#34;, but it's pronounced in different tones to differentiate the two meanings.
How do tone-deaf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How many version of Malay or Chinese language can you speak or understand ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>monet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Languages]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[i understand Sabah and Sarawak version of Malay language and a bit of Brunei. For Chinese just Mandarin (level 1 understanding)
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		<title>What is the official chinese language?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>monet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always thought the official chinese language was mandarin, but people have told me that it is called &#34;chinese&#34;. Who is correct?
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		<title>How can I learn Mandarin(a form of chinese language) fluently fast, and how long would it take?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>monet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Languages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese language]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[i really want to learn mandarin(a form of chinese language), and i want to be able to speak it fluently as soon as i can. can anyone give me some sites or recommend some ways of learning it plz. and how long wud it take?
Thx!
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		<title>Which language do Hong Kong people speak better? English or Mandarin??</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>monet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Mandarin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know Cantonese(粵語) is the most widely spoken language in Hong Kong.
Many Hong Kong people speak Cantonese as their first language.
Then what is Hong Kong people's second language?
Is it English or Mandarin(Putonghua普通話)?
Which language do Hong Kong people generally speak better?
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		<title>Is it worth studying Mandarin as a second language?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>monet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am half Chinese and my friends and family have been encouraging me to study Mandarin. Has anyone also tried to study Mandarin? Has it been helpful and was it easy for you? Can you give me good websites where I can start off or perhaps CD which I could use personally ie i can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cantonese being the national language? Why not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reason that Mandarin became a national language has to do with the political power vested in the Northerners and that the capital is at Beijing.  If Sun Yat Sen, after he overthrew the Qing government were to start the national capital in Guangdong province, would that make Cantonese the national language?
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		<title>How do you say &#8221; I am going to drive next year&#8221; in chinese pinyin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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in mandarin
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		<title>Mandarin Chinese pronunciation (pinyin)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>zara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I have a number of questions about Mandarin pinyin pronunciation:
1. How do you know when &#34;i&#34; in pinyin should be pronounced &#34;uh&#34; or &#34;ee&#34; or &#34;er&#34; as in the English word &#34;fur&#34; (examples of usage in chi and shi)? I've heard it as all these ways and am very confused as to which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning on taking Mandarin Chinese in college. Any tips on learning the language?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>monet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Mandarin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asian girls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have dated asian girls in the past and picked up a few words, but i plan on moving to somewhere that speaks Mandarin in the future.  How can I learn to speak the quickest?
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